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Hamilton vs Brookfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hamilton has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.6%).
Brookfield has the oldest population (median age 41.2).
Hamilton is a college town. 50.3% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Hamilton | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,350Highest |
2,150Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 21.3±0.4Lowest 46% below NY |
41.2±6.1Highest 4% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 12.4%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 8.9%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 50.3%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,398±$14kHighest 12% below NY |
$69,205±$9kLowest 20% below NY |
| Hamilton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,800±$57kHighest 43% below NY |
$152,800±$28kLowest 64% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$237Highest 22% below NY |
$981±$75Lowest 39% below NY |
| Hamilton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,963Highest 9% below NY |
$3,197Lowest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.5%±9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Brookfield and Hamilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 44% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Brookfield and Hamilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #79 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | HAMILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.